n. A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
n. A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.
adj. Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
adj. Having a pale greenish-blue colour.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A hydrous phosphate of alumina containing a little copper; calaite. It has a blue, or bluish green, color, and usually occurs in reniform masses with a botryoidal surface.
adj. Having a fine light blue color, like that of choice mineral turquoise.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An opaque blue or greenish-blue precious stone, consisting essentially of a phosphate of aluminium containing a little copper and iron.
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n. a shade of blue tinged with green
n. a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
Word Usage
"GSI pointed out that turquoise is the color of the throat, the voice, communication."